Country profile
Kazakhstan
For Kazakhstan, Rare Context holds 1 asset or right in 1 class and figures on mine production and reserves. It is the number 2 producer of asbestos among the 4 countries the USGS lists.
Assets and rights
Each class links to its page for Kazakhstan.
Mine production and reserves
18 commodities in the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, the ones where Kazakhstan ranks highest first.
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves, 2025 | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos | 250,000 t/year +11% | #2 of 4 | 20,000,000 t | #2 of 4 |
| Chromium, chromium content | 7,000,000 t/year +15% | #3 of 7 | — | — |
| Tungsten, tungsten content | 2,400 t/year | #3 of 11 | — | — |
| Barite | 700,000 t/year +8% | #4 of 10 | 85,000,000 t | #3 of 6 |
| Rhenium, rhenium content | 1 t/year −33% | #7 of 8 | 190 t | #5 of 6 |
| Molybdenum, molybdenum content | 4,300 t/year +5% | #7 of 15 | 7,000 t | #15 of 15 |
| Gold, gold content | 130 t/year 0% | #8 of 13 | 2,300 t | #9 of 13 |
| Antimony, antimony content | 800 t/year 0% | #8 of 15 | — | — |
| Zinc, zinc content | 360,000 t/year −4% | #9 of 10 | 7,400,000 t | #8 of 9 |
| Copper, copper content | 710,000 t/year −2% | #9 of 14 | 20,000,000 t | #12 of 14 |
8 more commodities
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves, 2025 | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite, dry weight | 4,800,000 t/year 0% | #10 of 13 | 160,000,000 t | #11 of 13 |
| Iron ore, usable ore | 35,000,000 t/year −5% | #11 of 17 | — | — |
| Silver, silver content | 630 t/year −26% | #12 of 14 | — | — |
| Iron ore, iron content | 11,000,000 t/year −1% | #14 of 17 | 1,500,000,000 t | #10 of 17 |
| Phosphate rock, marketable phosphate rock | 1,900,000 t/year +12% | #17 of 24 | 260,000,000 t | #14 of 24 |
| Chromium, Cr2O3 content | — | — | 100,000,000 t | #2 of 8 |
| Chromium, ore | — | — | 230,000,000 t 2024 | #2 of 8 |
| Iron ore, crude ore | — | — | 3,800,000,000 t | #10 of 17 |
World rank among the countries the USGS lists for each commodity, largest first. A percentage is the change on the year before.
Largest owners in Kazakhstan
By number of assets and rights they own, operate or hold here. Grid operators and users are not counted.
Data on this page
- USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, CC0 1.0.